Chemical and rheological characteristics of orange-yellow cactus-pear pulp from Egypt

Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development

Volumn 8, Issue , 2006, Pages 39-51

  El Samahy, S K ^a   Abd El Hady, E A ^a   Habiba, R A ^a   Moussa, T E ^a  

^a University of Suez Canal   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cactus pear; Egypt; Opuntia; Pulp properties

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA; PYRUS;

EID: 41649093098     PISSN: 19386648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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